Organic Chemistry Quiz - Expert Level

Question 1

Name this reaction

Accepted Answer

Appel reaction

Answer

Mitsunobu reaction

Answer

Pera reaction

Answer

Staudinger reaction

Question 2

What is the stereochemical outcome of the Appel reaction?

Accepted Answer

Inversion of configuration

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Retention of configuration

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Racemic mixture

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It's conditions depending

Question 3

Which reagent is missing in this reaction?

Accepted Answer

PPh3

Answer

O=PPh3

Answer

PBr3

Answer

O=PBr3

Question 4

What is the missing reactant?

Accepted Answer

An alcohol

Answer

An ester

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A dihalogen

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An alkene

Question 5

Name this reaction

Accepted Answer

Baeyer-Villiger oxidation

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Jones oxidation

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Fischer esterification

Answer

Dess-Martin oxidation

Question 6

What is the product of the reaction ?

Accepted Answer

An ester

Answer

A carboxylic acid

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A ketone or an aldehyde

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An epoxide

Question 7

Which oxidant is commonly used in the Baeyer-Villiger oxidation?

Accepted Answer

m-CPBA

Answer

CrO3

Answer

Periodinane

Answer

OsO4

Question 8

What is the product of the reaction ?

Accepted Answer

An amide

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An ester

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A hydroxylamine

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An enol

Question 9

Which reagent is missing in this reaction?

Accepted Answer

A hydroxylamine

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A hydrazine

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A hydroxamic acid

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An oxime

Question 10

Which reagent is missing in this reaction?

Accepted Answer

A β-keto ester

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An α-keto ester

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An α,β-unsaturated ester

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An α,β-saturated ester

Question 11

What is the product of the reaction ?

Accepted Answer

A heterocycle

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A urea

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An aromatic

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An amide

Question 12

Which substituent enables a reduction as following?

Accepted Answer

-CN

Answer

-OMe

Answer

-CH3

Answer

-I

Question 13

Which reactants are missing in this reaction?

Accepted Answer

Two aldehydes

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Two alcohols

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Two amines

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Two esters

Question 14

What are the products of the reaction ?

Accepted Answer

A carboxylic acid

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An aldehyde

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A ketone

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An epoxide

Question 15

What is the missing reagent in this activation reaction?

Accepted Answer

HBTU

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DIPEA

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HOBt

Answer

NaH

Question 16

Which reagent is used to activate a carboxylic acid via a phosphonium intermediate?

Accepted Answer

PyBOP

Answer

DCC

Answer

HBTU

Answer

EDC

Question 17

Which reactant is missing in this reaction?

Accepted Answer

An organic azide

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A dialkylamine

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A diazonium salt

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An imine

Question 18

What is the product of the reaction?

Accepted Answer

A 1,2,3-triazole

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A 1,3-diazole

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A pyridine

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A pyrrole

Question 19

Which reagent is missing in this reaction?

Accepted Answer

A Grignard reagent

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An organoborane

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An alkyne

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An organosilane

Question 20

What is the product of the reaction?

Accepted Answer

An isocyanate

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A cyanate

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An isocyanide

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A nitrile

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